Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 39 · 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 tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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