Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 618 · 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 swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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