Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 481 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 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?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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