Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 268 · 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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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