Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 836 · 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 swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🪢 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?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base

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