Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 812 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 850 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 stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes

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