Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 256 · 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 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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