Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 765 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch

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