Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 806 · 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.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch

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