Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 180 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
25. 25.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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