Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 385 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches

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