Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 931 · 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 temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column

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