Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 15 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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