Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 18 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column

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