Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 924 · 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 tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope

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