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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 644 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
  2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 20 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 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
  8. 8.🪢 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?
  9. 9.🪢 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?
  10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
  11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
  14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
  15. 15.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
  22. 22.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
  29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
  31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
  32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
  38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

Answer key

  1. a crane lifting cable
  2. 40
  3. False
  4. False
  5. 10
  6. 160
  7. pulls or stretches
  8. 60
  9. 90
  10. a rope
  11. a swing chain
  12. compression
  13. a tent guy rope
  14. pushes or squeezes
  15. True
  16. compression
  17. tension
  18. compression
  19. True
  20. 2275
  21. a stone in an arch
  22. False
  23. 50
  24. compression
  25. 2475
  26. False
  27. tension
  28. a pillar under a roof
  29. 120
  30. a squeezed spring
  31. a tall bridge tower
  32. 40
  33. tension
  34. a brick at a wall base
  35. tension
  36. a tug of war rope
  37. a stretched rubber band
  38. compression
  39. 20
  40. 1200

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