Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 505 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 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
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
9. 9.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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