Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 149 · 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 suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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