Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 839 · 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 is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier

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