Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 300 · 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 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car

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