Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 288 · 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 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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