Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 65 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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