Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 83 · 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 brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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)
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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