Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 175 · 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 brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.True or false: a suspension 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 brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band

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