Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 365 · 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 table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable

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