Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 240 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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