Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 193 · 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 swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable

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