Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 672 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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