Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 334 · 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 temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
31. 31.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope

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