Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 633 · 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 stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 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
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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