Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 204 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column

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