Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 5 · 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 beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a temple column

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