Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 918 · 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 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring

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