Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 971 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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