Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 185 · 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 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain

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