Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 754 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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