Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 53 · 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 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things

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