Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 878 · 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 bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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