Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 689 · 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 hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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