Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 166 · 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 temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower

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