Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 7 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension

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