Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 248 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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