Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 116 · 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 concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain

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