Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 233 · 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) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.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 suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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