Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 205 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column

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