Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 688 · 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) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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