Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 60 · 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 tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a rope
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression

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