Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 881 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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