Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 973 · 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 tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 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 suspension cable
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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