Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 879 · 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 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 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?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof

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