Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 793 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension

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