Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 389 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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