Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 645 · 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 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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