Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 520 · 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 is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car

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