Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 673 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope

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