Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 755 · 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 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension

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