Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 445 · 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 suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 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)
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension

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