Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 626 · 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 suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
16. 16.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier

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