Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 435 · 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 stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension

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