Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 982 · 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 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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