Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 135 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
2. 2.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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