Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 247 · 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 or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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