Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 674 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column

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