Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 771 · 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 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression

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