Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 958 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
16. 16.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things

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