Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 504 · 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.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension

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