Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 866 · 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 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 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
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.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 squeezed spring
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 180 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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