Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 736 · 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 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
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.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 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
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring

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