Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 555 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
6. 6.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 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?
32. 32.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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