Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 369 · 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 suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 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)
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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