Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 748 · 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 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 800 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 bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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