Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 716 · 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 tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
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 table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring

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