Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 64 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
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 bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension

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