Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 805 · 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 tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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