Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 156 · 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 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain

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