Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 630 · 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 temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 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.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 210 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 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes

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