Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 475 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
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 tent guy rope
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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