Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 558 · 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 squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car

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