Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 356 · 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 tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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