Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 432 · 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 hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 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
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car

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