Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 479 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
2. 2.🪢 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)
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain

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