Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 897 · 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 table leg (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
21. 21.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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