Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 807 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain

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