Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 367 · 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 table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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