Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 384 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
22. 22.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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