Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 614 · 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 tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block

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