Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 975 · 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 table leg (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
11. 11.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 swing chain
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain

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