Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 803 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 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 pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 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?

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