Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 142 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 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
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable

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