Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 98 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch

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