Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 221 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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