Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 579 · 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 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope

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