Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 484 · 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 tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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