Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 439 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
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 stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof

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