Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 874 · 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 tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 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
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch

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