Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 490 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
2. 2.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 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)
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression

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