Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 810 · 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 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 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) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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