Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 472 · 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 suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
35. 35.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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