Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 56 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
19. 19.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
22. 22.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.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 hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column

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