Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 424 · 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) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 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 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick

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