Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 938 · 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 swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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