Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 70 · 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.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain

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