Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 696 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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