Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 357 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 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)
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope

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