Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 862 · 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 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression

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