Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 161 · 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 tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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