Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 443 · 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 swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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