Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 22 · 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 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring

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