Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 593 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof

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