Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 333 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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