Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 48 · 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 tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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