Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 567 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 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)
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension

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