Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 538 · 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 concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, 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) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope

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