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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 339 · 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 tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
  5. 5.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 tow rope on a car
  6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
  8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪢 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?
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  16. 16.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
  18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
  22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
  23. 23.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
  26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 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?
  29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
  32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
  37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
  39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

Answer key

  1. a brick at a wall base
  2. compression
  3. 2700
  4. a rope
  5. a tow rope on a car
  6. a tall bridge tower
  7. a pillar under a roof
  8. True
  9. 100
  10. False
  11. 20
  12. tension
  13. 150
  14. a hanging lamp chain
  15. tension
  16. True
  17. a crane lifting cable
  18. 5000
  19. 100
  20. a squeezed spring
  21. compression
  22. a tug of war rope
  23. False
  24. compression
  25. a stone in an arch
  26. True
  27. 2100
  28. 60
  29. False
  30. 90
  31. pulls or stretches
  32. True
  33. tension
  34. True
  35. pushes or squeezes
  36. a tent guy rope
  37. 90
  38. a suspension cable
  39. True
  40. 20

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