Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 324 · 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 pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower

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