Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 995 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
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.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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