Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 178 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car

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