Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 59 · 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 suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 90 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 pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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