Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 604 · 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 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
24. 24.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain

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