Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 498 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🪢 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)
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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