Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 80 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof

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