Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 545 · 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.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
8. 8.🪢 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)
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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