Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 979 · 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.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring

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