Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 759 · 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 concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 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
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 260 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 tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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