Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 712 · 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 swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a tug of war rope 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension

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