Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 590 · 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 tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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