Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 101 · 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) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
39. 39.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain

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