Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 568 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
20. 20.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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