Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 968 · 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 brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
39. 39.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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