Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 863 · 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.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted

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