Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 219 · 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 swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
21. 21.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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