Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 442 · 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 hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 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?
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
30. 30.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column

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