Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 660 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 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)
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression

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