Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 1 · 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 suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🪢 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
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch

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