Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 316 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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