Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 429 · 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 brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 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 crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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