Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 883 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
2. 2.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg

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