Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 361 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 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)
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
28. 28.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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