Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 232 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 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?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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