Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 611 · 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 tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain

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