Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 547 · 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 or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 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 temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain

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