Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 107 · 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 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
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain

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