Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 600 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
6. 6.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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