Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 453 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension

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