Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 417 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
20. 20.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression

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