Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 585 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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