Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 485 · 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 is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch

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