Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 900 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension

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