Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 434 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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