Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 816 · 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 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 520 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 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?

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