Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 109 · 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 is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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 tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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