Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 690 · 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 is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
33. 33.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope

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