Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 768 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
15. 15.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension

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