Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 327 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)

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