Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 160 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
22. 22.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression

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