Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 259 · 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 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 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 brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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