Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 518 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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