Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 437 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable

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