Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 542 · 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 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 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)
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car

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