Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 770 · 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 tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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