Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 260 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg

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