Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 179 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
19. 19.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
35. 35.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain

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