Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 253 · 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 table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring

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