Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 162 · 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 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 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 crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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