Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 277 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower

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