Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 58 · 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 bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope

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