Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 725 · 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 table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
5. 5.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope

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