Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 444 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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