Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 244 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 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)
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column

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