Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 587 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
29. 29.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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