Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 734 · 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 stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 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
10. 10.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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