Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 967 · 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 40 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) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 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
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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