Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 752 · 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 tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
15. 15.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring

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