Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 130 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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