Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 49 · 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 bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 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?

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