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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 707 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
  5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
  10. 10.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
  17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
  22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
  30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
  33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
  38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. a pillar under a roof
  3. 120
  4. a stretched rubber band
  5. pulls or stretches
  6. 10
  7. True
  8. True
  9. pushes or squeezes
  10. True
  11. False
  12. 800
  13. True
  14. False
  15. 2700
  16. stretched (tension)
  17. 180
  18. 3400
  19. False
  20. 2400
  21. a brick at a wall base
  22. 1800
  23. a swing chain
  24. a swing chain
  25. False
  26. 400
  27. True
  28. tension
  29. a bridge pier
  30. False
  31. a stone in an arch
  32. a temple column
  33. a rope
  34. compression
  35. 4500
  36. 190
  37. a tug of war rope
  38. tension
  39. 150
  40. compression

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