Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 231 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band

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