Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 295 · 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 pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg

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