Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 145 · 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 suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope

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