Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 914 · 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.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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