Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 495 · 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 stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression

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