Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 217 · 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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 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 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 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)
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension

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