Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 565 · 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 sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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