Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 12 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable

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