Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 406 · 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.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 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
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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