Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 492 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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