Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 282 · 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 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 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 stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band

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