Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 834 · 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 tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
30. 30.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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