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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 788 · 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.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
  4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
  5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
  10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
  16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
  20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
  22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
  23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
  28. 28.🪢 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?
  29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
  32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
  36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
  37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
  39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 200
  3. a brick at a wall base
  4. a table leg
  5. True
  6. tension
  7. 170
  8. 7400
  9. a pillar under a roof
  10. a rope
  11. a table leg
  12. tension
  13. compression
  14. 5250
  15. a tent guy rope
  16. False
  17. False
  18. 110
  19. a temple column
  20. 130
  21. a tug of war rope
  22. compression
  23. compression
  24. a stretched rubber band
  25. compression
  26. tension
  27. pulls or stretches
  28. 20
  29. 3400
  30. stretched (tension)
  31. a swing chain
  32. 2400
  33. True
  34. 80
  35. a suspension cable
  36. a swing chain
  37. True
  38. a tow rope on a car
  39. a hanging lamp chain
  40. tension

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