Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 508 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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