Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 583 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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