Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 727 · 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 temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope

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