Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 270 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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