Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 132 · 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 pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 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
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain

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