Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 512 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
5. 5.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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