Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 304 · 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 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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