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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 889 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
  3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
  4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
  5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
  9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 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 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
  14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
  20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
  22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
  24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
  28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
  31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
  34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
  37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
  39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof

Answer key

  1. a table leg
  2. a swing chain
  3. pulls or stretches
  4. a temple column
  5. 2200
  6. 300
  7. a stretched rubber band
  8. a stone in an arch
  9. a tow rope on a car
  10. compression
  11. 60
  12. 3675
  13. a pillar under a roof
  14. False
  15. compression
  16. 1000
  17. 1425
  18. False
  19. compression
  20. a rope
  21. a tent guy rope
  22. 100
  23. a bridge pier
  24. True
  25. 600
  26. compression
  27. a brick at a wall base
  28. tension
  29. 1300
  30. a squeezed spring
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a tow rope on a car
  34. False
  35. tension
  36. stretched (tension)
  37. False
  38. a swing chain
  39. 180
  40. a suspension cable

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