Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 506 · 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.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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