Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 131 · 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.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
40. 40.🪢 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?

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