Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 468 · 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 tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain

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