Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 374 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 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
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope

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