Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 910 · 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 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain

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