Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 192 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base

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