Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 724 · 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 tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
21. 21.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension

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