Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 559 · 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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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