Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 534 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
2. 2.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
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 stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower

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