Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 589 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 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
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression

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