Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 129 · 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 hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
7. 7.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 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
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
35. 35.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column

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