Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 312 · 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 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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