Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 527 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 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 stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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