Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 363 · 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 swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 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)
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
38. 38.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch

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