Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 225 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
7. 7.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable

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