Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 523 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.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 table leg
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 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)
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression

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