Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 191 · 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 hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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