Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 47 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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