Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 744 · 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 960 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 crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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