Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 903 · 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 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof

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