Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 68 · 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 brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
30. 30.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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