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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 711 · 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 squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
  5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
  8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
  10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
  13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
  14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
  20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
  22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  32. 32.🪢 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?
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
  39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. 2250
  3. 190
  4. a temple column
  5. pushes or squeezes
  6. a tent guy rope
  7. a tall bridge tower
  8. True
  9. a crane lifting cable
  10. False
  11. 400
  12. a bridge pier
  13. a rope
  14. a brick at a wall base
  15. tension
  16. a pillar under a roof
  17. compression
  18. a table leg
  19. a stone in an arch
  20. a hanging lamp chain
  21. pulls or stretches
  22. True
  23. True
  24. 10
  25. False
  26. True
  27. a bridge pier
  28. 170
  29. 500
  30. 50
  31. compression
  32. 2700
  33. tension
  34. 400
  35. 800
  36. a stone in an arch
  37. compression
  38. a pillar under a roof
  39. True
  40. a squeezed spring

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