Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 230 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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