Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 643 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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