Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 174 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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