Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 554 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower

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