Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 23 · 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 is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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