Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 311 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
16. 16.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 temple column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression

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