Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 610 · 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.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.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 squeezed spring
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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