Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 876 · 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 of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
31. 31.🪢 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
32. 32.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension

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