Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 483 · 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 tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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