Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 695 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🪢 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 3 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 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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