Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 271 · 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 temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg

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