Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 706 · 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 720 N hangs from 6 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) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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