Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 561 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 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
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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