Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 190 · 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 squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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