Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 274 · 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 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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