Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 13 · 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 or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
13. 13.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
16. 16.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
40. 40.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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