Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 533 · 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 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof

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