Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 329 · 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 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column

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