Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 100 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 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
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof

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