Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 606 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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