Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 396 · 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 temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope

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