Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 853 · 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 tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring

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