Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 176 · 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 swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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