Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 423 · 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 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression

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