Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 388 · 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 squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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