Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 692 · 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 tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
27. 27.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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