Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 619 · 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 suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
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 brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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