Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 529 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable

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