Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 994 · 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 tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
16. 16.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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