Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 275 · 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.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
13. 13.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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