Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 919 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
5. 5.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
12. 12.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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