Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 195 · 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 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg

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