Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 402 · 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.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 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 tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column

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