Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 99 · 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 suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 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 tent guy rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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