Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 352 · 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) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension

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