Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 798 · 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.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)

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