Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 638 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 1080 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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