Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 635 · 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 stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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