Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 91 · 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) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
12. 12.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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