Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 4 · 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.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 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)
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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