Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 61 · 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 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column

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