Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 45 · 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 40 N hangs from 4 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) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 60 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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