Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 493 · 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 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 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)
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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