Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 456 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower

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