Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 128 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
38. 38.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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