Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 202 · 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 bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression

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