Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 461 · 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 brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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