Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 301 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
14. 14.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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