Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 773 · 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.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression

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