Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 147 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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