Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 348 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable

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