Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 452 · 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 squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🪢 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?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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