Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 320 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
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.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.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 tug of war rope
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension

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