Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 749 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression

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