Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 90 · 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.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
24. 24.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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