Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 89 · 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 bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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