Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 998 · 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.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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