Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 66 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable

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