Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 741 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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