Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 552 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.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 stone in an arch
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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