Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 203 · 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 concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 60 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof

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