Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 940 · 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 tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression

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