Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 236 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 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?

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