Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 252 · 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.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 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)
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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