Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 167 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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