Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 820 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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