Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 393 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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