Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 234 · 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 squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 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 crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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