Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 591 · 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 or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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