Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 81 · 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 pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring

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