Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 224 · 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 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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