Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 870 · 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 suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression

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