Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 110 · 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.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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