Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 186 · 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.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 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
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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