Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 802 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band

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