Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 120 · 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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
25. 25.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier

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