Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 118 · 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 squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted

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