Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 414 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
6. 6.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain

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