Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 941 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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