Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 366 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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