Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 88 · 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 hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things

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