Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 767 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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