Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 563 · 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 tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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