Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 336 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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