Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 676 · 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 table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car

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