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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 573 · 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 sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  4. 4.🪢 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?
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 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)
  8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
  11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
  15. 15.🪢 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?
  16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  17. 17.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
  24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
  28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
  29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
  32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
  35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. a rope
  3. tension
  4. 90
  5. 190
  6. 170
  7. stretched (tension)
  8. tension
  9. False
  10. a crane lifting cable
  11. True
  12. a brick at a wall base
  13. compression
  14. pulls or stretches
  15. 100
  16. 3800
  17. True
  18. compression
  19. a swing chain
  20. a squeezed spring
  21. compression
  22. 3750
  23. a suspension cable
  24. 100
  25. a temple column
  26. tension
  27. a tall bridge tower
  28. a tall bridge tower
  29. 1000
  30. 100
  31. pushes or squeezes
  32. a temple column
  33. a tow rope on a car
  34. a hanging lamp chain
  35. 1000
  36. False
  37. True
  38. tension
  39. tension
  40. a tug of war rope

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