Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 360 · 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 is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable

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