Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 368 · 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 brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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