Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 218 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 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)
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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