Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 106 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
10. 10.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 brick at a wall base
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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