Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 460 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower

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