Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 72 · 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 suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
23. 23.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope

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