Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 944 · 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 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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