Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 536 · 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 is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression

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