Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 412 · 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 table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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