Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 104 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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