Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 25 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 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
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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