Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 450 · 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 pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
9. 9.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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