Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 314 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension

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