Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 622 · 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.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
15. 15.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car

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