Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 189 · 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 sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
31. 31.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring

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