Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 715 · 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 hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 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
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 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 stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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