Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 159 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
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 bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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