Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 409 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain

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