Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 184 · 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 tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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