Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 86 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 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)
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
35. 35.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable

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