Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 26 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 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 temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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