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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 871 · 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 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
  4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
  7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
  8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
  11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
  12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
  14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
  23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
  24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
  26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
  30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
  31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
  33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
  36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. pushes or squeezes
  3. a swing chain
  4. True
  5. 30
  6. a suspension cable
  7. pulls or stretches
  8. 10
  9. True
  10. compression
  11. stretched (tension)
  12. 975
  13. a bridge pier
  14. 675
  15. 1800
  16. True
  17. tension
  18. True
  19. compression
  20. tension
  21. a tug of war rope
  22. a squeezed spring
  23. a swing chain
  24. False
  25. a tug of war rope
  26. 50
  27. False
  28. 140
  29. a temple column
  30. a table leg
  31. 300
  32. a hanging lamp chain
  33. False
  34. a stretched rubber band
  35. a crane lifting cable
  36. True
  37. tension
  38. 1300
  39. compression
  40. a tall bridge tower

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