Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 790 · 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.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 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
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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