Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 837 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 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?

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