Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 683 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
36. 36.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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