Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 141 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🪢 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?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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