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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 501 · 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 concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
  3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
  6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
  7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
  10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
  14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
  16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
  21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
  24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
  30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
  31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  32. 32.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
  37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension

Answer key

  1. 1200
  2. a stone in an arch
  3. 100
  4. 500
  5. a rope
  6. pulls or stretches
  7. 130
  8. 1100
  9. a pillar under a roof
  10. a pillar under a roof
  11. tension
  12. tension
  13. a crane lifting cable
  14. 2450
  15. a tow rope on a car
  16. True
  17. tension
  18. False
  19. compression
  20. pushes or squeezes
  21. True
  22. tension
  23. a bridge pier
  24. 1700
  25. a swing chain
  26. 800
  27. 40
  28. a hanging lamp chain
  29. a tug of war rope
  30. a stretched rubber band
  31. 2325
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a suspension cable
  36. a brick at a wall base
  37. 2000
  38. False
  39. compression
  40. tension

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