Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 733 · 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 swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
29. 29.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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