Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 29 · 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) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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