Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 580 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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 temple column
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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