Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 380 · 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 tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 400 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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column

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