Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 62 · 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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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