Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 595 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
15. 15.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
31. 31.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression

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