Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 528 · 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 brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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