Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 172 · 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 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
9. 9.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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