Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 276 · 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.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch

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