Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 778 · 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 pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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