Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 700 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension

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