Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 419 · 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 tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain

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