Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 57 · 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 bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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