Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 699 · 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 stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🪢 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
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 520 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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