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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 636 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

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  1. 1.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
  2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
  4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
  5. 5.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
  14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
  19. 19.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
  22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
  27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
  30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
  34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
  39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower

Answer key

  1. pushes or squeezes
  2. 110
  3. compression
  4. a temple column
  5. True
  6. 150
  7. tension
  8. False
  9. False
  10. 160
  11. 1700
  12. compression
  13. a stone in an arch
  14. pulls or stretches
  15. compression
  16. False
  17. 2000
  18. a stretched rubber band
  19. True
  20. 2900
  21. a crane lifting cable
  22. 40
  23. True
  24. a squeezed spring
  25. tension
  26. stretched (tension)
  27. 1275
  28. 30
  29. compression
  30. False
  31. 4000
  32. True
  33. a stone in an arch
  34. True
  35. tension
  36. True
  37. 5250
  38. a bridge pier
  39. a squeezed spring
  40. a tall bridge tower

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