Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 625 · 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 tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 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 brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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