Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 996 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column

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