Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 364 · 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 crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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