Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 250 · 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 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 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?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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