Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 884 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 150 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 temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof

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