Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 403 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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