Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 896 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 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 tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 260 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 swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base

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