Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 211 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
22. 22.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 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?

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