Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 400 · 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 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower

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