Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 241 · 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 660 N hangs from 6 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) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
34. 34.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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