Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 624 · 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.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 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
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 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?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base

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