Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 257 · 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) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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