Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 6 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 150 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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