Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 387 · 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 crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
33. 33.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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