Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 401 · 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 bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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