Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 670 · 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 tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base

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