Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 237 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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