Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 664 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch

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