Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 55 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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