Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 152 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 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 stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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