Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 840 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.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
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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