Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 956 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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