Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 169 · 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.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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