Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 948 · 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 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 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)
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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