Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 718 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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