Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 196 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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