Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 877 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 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 tent guy rope
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
26. 26.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
28. 28.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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