Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 818 · 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 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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