Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 503 · 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 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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