Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 854 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch

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