Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 921 · 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 bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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