Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 342 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
14. 14.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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