Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 386 · 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 temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 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)
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 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) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
38. 38.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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