Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 201 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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