Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 267 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression

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