Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 934 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope

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