Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 656 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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