Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 163 · 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 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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