Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 315 · 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.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 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)
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column

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