Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 63 · 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 or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope

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