Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 980 · 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 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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