Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 309 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain

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