Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 140 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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