Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 694 · 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 hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 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)
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable

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