Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 24 · 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 tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier

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