Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 286 · 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 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.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 temple column
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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