Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 171 · 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 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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