Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 779 · 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 tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable

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