Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 867 · 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 beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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