Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 377 · 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 squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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 suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression

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