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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 731 · 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.🪢 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?
  2. 2.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
  4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
  8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  11. 11.🪢 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?
  12. 12.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
  14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
  21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
  24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
  27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
  28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
  31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  38. 38.🪢 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?
  39. 39.🪢 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?
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. True
  3. a swing chain
  4. compression
  5. tension
  6. pushes or squeezes
  7. a squeezed spring
  8. 2300
  9. a crane lifting cable
  10. tension
  11. 170
  12. False
  13. pulls or stretches
  14. a bridge pier
  15. compression
  16. a crane lifting cable
  17. tension
  18. a suspension cable
  19. tension
  20. a brick at a wall base
  21. a rope
  22. True
  23. a temple column
  24. 150
  25. 2400
  26. stretched (tension)
  27. a pillar under a roof
  28. tension
  29. False
  30. a stone in an arch
  31. True
  32. tension
  33. compression
  34. 2100
  35. 2175
  36. 1100
  37. 2000
  38. 40
  39. 150
  40. compression

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