Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 835 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
31. 31.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected

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