Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 125 · 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 temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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