Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 813 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension

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