Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 331 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression

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