Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 710 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain

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