Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 912 · 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 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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