Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 326 · 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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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