Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 775 · 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 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
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 crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
27. 27.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable

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