Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 677 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.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 stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 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)
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 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 suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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