Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 574 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
17. 17.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring

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