Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 578 · 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 stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression

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