Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 46 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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