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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 964 · 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 stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
  5. 5.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
  7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
  8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
  14. 14.🪢 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?
  15. 15.🪢 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?
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
  20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
  25. 25.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  27. 27.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
  29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
  31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  36. 36.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  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 stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
  40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 900
  3. tension
  4. a hanging lamp chain
  5. True
  6. a tent guy rope
  7. a swing chain
  8. 160
  9. compression
  10. tension
  11. False
  12. tension
  13. pushes or squeezes
  14. 150
  15. 20
  16. 200
  17. a bridge pier
  18. compression
  19. a swing chain
  20. 110
  21. compression
  22. False
  23. False
  24. a stone in an arch
  25. False
  26. 90
  27. False
  28. stretched (tension)
  29. 50
  30. a pillar under a roof
  31. False
  32. 1700
  33. a tent guy rope
  34. tension
  35. tension
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a tug of war rope
  39. compression
  40. a tow rope on a car

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