Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 170 · 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 stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.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 stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
30. 30.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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