Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 108 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 1000 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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