Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 212 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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