Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 194 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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