Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 33 · 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 table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
7. 7.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
31. 31.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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