Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 753 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 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 brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches

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