Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 297 · 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.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
31. 31.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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