Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 548 · 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) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
2. 2.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof

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