Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 261 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain

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