Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 823 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 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)
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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