Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 650 · 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 tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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