Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 799 · 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 stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band

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