Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 38 · 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 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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