Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 17 · 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.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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