Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 263 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🔍 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 tent guy rope
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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