Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 848 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain

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