Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 831 · 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 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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