Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 446 · 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 beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch

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