Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 44 · 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 or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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