Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 496 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches

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