Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 601 · 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 temple column (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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