Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 222 · 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 crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension

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