Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 226 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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