Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 849 · 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 is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car

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