Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 102 · 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 tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 380 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 bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension

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