Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 157 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 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)
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain

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