Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 307 · 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 compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression

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