Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 925 · 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 crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 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
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope

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