Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 873 · 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 is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
11. 11.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 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 bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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