Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 516 · 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 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain

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