Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 609 · 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 suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression

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