Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 524 · 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.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column

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