Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 868 · 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 brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 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)
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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