Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 436 · 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 squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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