Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 858 · 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) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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