Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 952 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🔍 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 tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
21. 21.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring

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