Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 223 · 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 swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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