Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 913 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 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 tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 360 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 temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 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) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted

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