Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 273 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
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) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch

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