Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 539 · 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 swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
33. 33.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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 hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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