Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 657 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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