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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 794 · 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 swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
  8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
  10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
  17. 17.🪢 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?
  18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
  23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
  27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
  32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
  39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. 30
  4. True
  5. True
  6. 60
  7. pulls or stretches
  8. 40
  9. pushes or squeezes
  10. False
  11. a stretched rubber band
  12. a tall bridge tower
  13. a hanging lamp chain
  14. tension
  15. True
  16. a tent guy rope
  17. 500
  18. 40
  19. tension
  20. True
  21. compression
  22. a crane lifting cable
  23. False
  24. False
  25. 450
  26. a stone in an arch
  27. 180
  28. 180
  29. a rope
  30. a table leg
  31. a tow rope on a car
  32. 1125
  33. 20
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 1200
  38. a tug of war rope
  39. False
  40. compression

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