Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 122 · 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.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 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
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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