Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 153 · 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 tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope

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