Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 112 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable

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