Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 67 · 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 bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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