Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 111 · 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 swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 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
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 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 pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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