Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 895 · 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) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
5. 5.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
25. 25.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower

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