Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 93 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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