Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 632 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 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?

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