Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 487 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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