Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 127 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.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 stretched rubber band
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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