Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 885 · 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 hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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