Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 182 · 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.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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