Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 451 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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