Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 97 · 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 swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension

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