Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 517 · 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 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 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 tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 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?

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