Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 515 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
11. 11.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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