Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 69 · 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 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
36. 36.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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