Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 21 · 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 rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg

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