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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 719 · 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 bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
  3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
  10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
  14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
  19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
  21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
  22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
  24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
  27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
  28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
  29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. pulls or stretches
  3. False
  4. a crane lifting cable
  5. 90
  6. True
  7. 90
  8. 50
  9. a pillar under a roof
  10. False
  11. 30
  12. 6650
  13. a hanging lamp chain
  14. True
  15. tension
  16. tension
  17. pushes or squeezes
  18. a bridge pier
  19. 200
  20. a temple column
  21. a tall bridge tower
  22. 120
  23. a table leg
  24. True
  25. 1200
  26. compression
  27. stretched (tension)
  28. a stone in an arch
  29. 1950
  30. False
  31. 60
  32. 1200
  33. a rope
  34. compression
  35. tension
  36. False
  37. tension
  38. False
  39. 1500
  40. a temple column

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