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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 637 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
  3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
  4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
  6. 6.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
  8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
  10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
  12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
  19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  21. 21.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
  26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
  27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
  32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. a crane lifting cable
  2. a stretched rubber band
  3. a stone in an arch
  4. 2600
  5. pushes or squeezes
  6. False
  7. stretched (tension)
  8. 70
  9. pulls or stretches
  10. False
  11. compression
  12. 140
  13. False
  14. 750
  15. tension
  16. 500
  17. tension
  18. a squeezed spring
  19. True
  20. a brick at a wall base
  21. False
  22. 200
  23. compression
  24. tension
  25. a swing chain
  26. a table leg
  27. tension
  28. 170
  29. 20
  30. False
  31. a tent guy rope
  32. True
  33. tension
  34. a temple column
  35. compression
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. compression
  40. tension

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