Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 20 · 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) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 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?
19. 19.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 600 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 suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier

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