Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 115 · 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) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
2. 2.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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