Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 269 · 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 or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 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)
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base

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