Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 258 · 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.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
9. 9.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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