Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 420 · 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 tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🪢 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)
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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