Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 272 · 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 hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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