Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 292 · 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.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches

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