Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 349 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted

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