Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 246 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 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)
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 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?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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