Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 937 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof

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