Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 977 · 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 swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 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)
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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