Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 52 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope

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