Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 728 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 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 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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