Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 686 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
29. 29.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column

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