Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 428 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
22. 22.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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