Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 462 · 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.🪢 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable

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