Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 553 · 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 brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
26. 26.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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