Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 137 · 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 tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof

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