Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 814 · 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 brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base

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