Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 959 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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