Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 337 · 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.🪢 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?
2. 2.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 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?
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
18. 18.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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