Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 35 · 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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 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
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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