Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 774 · 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.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
38. 38.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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