Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 521 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
28. 28.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain

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