Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 289 · 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 240 N hangs from 3 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) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band

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