Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 869 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 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 table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 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)
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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