Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 927 · 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) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable

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