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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 920 · 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 tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
  3. 3.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
  10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪢 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?
  12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
  20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  27. 27.🪢 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?
  28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
  31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
  36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a tent guy rope
  3. False
  4. compression
  5. True
  6. a brick at a wall base
  7. 1700
  8. tension
  9. pulls or stretches
  10. False
  11. 30
  12. True
  13. 2000
  14. compression
  15. 110
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a bridge pier
  19. a tall bridge tower
  20. a tug of war rope
  21. tension
  22. compression
  23. False
  24. a hanging lamp chain
  25. compression
  26. 2700
  27. 60
  28. 2900
  29. stretched (tension)
  30. a pillar under a roof
  31. 1900
  32. 525
  33. True
  34. a swing chain
  35. a tow rope on a car
  36. tension
  37. 1600
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a table leg

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