Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 494 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch

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