Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 299 · 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 compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension

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