Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 207 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain

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