Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 509 · 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 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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