Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 155 · 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 table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 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?
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain

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