Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 19 · 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 squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower

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