Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 511 · 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) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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