Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 629 · 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 concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 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 table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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