Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 729 · 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 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 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?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof

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