Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 500 · 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) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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