Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 989 · 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 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 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?
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
17. 17.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 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?
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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